Tiered Beverage Pong Game System

ABSTRACT

A tiered beverage pong game system comprising a plurality of tiered platforms, each having at least one of a width and a length that is greater than any higher tiered platform and a plurality of recessed beverage container placement markers located on the tiered platforms, each configured to seat a beverage container thereon. A top tiered platform comprises a single recessed beverage container placement marker and each tiered platform comprises a greater number of recessed beverage container placement markers than any higher tiered platform. The beverage container placement markers may be removable or interchangeable and may comprise one or more cutout portions in the bottom of the beverage container placement markers.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation in part of and claims priority toU.S. application Ser. No. 29/643,810 entitled “Beverage Pong Game Board”filed on Apr. 12, 2018 which is a continuation in part of U.S.application Ser. No. 15/256,075 entitled “Convertible Tiered GameSystem” filed on Sep. 2, 2016 which is a continuation in part of U.S.application Ser. No. 29/573,512 entitled “Beverage Pong Game Board”filed on Aug. 5, 2016, U.S. application Ser. No. 29/573,511 entitled“Convertible Tiered Game System” filed on Aug. 5, 2016 and U.S.application Ser. No. 29/563,589 entitled “Tiered Beverage Pong GameSystem” filed on May 5, 2016. U.S. application Ser. No. 29/563,589 is acontinuation in part of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No.15/147,840 entitled “Tiered Beverage Pong Game System” filed on May 5,2016.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

Aspects of this document relate generally to beverage consumption gamesfor entertainment purposes.

2. Background Art

Any discussion of the related art throughout the specification should inno way be considered as an admission that such related art is widelyknown or forms part of common general knowledge in the field.

Beer pong, also known as Beirut, is a popular party game, particularlyon college campuses. While the rules of the game may vary slightly,generally there are two teams of players at opposite sides of a tablewith a plurality of cups arranged in a formation similar to that ofbowling pins at a bowling alley. The players take turns tossing orbouncing a ping pong ball with the object of having the ball land into acup at their opponents' end of the table at which time, the opponentmust consume the beverage, which is typically beer or another alcoholicbeverage.

SUMMARY

Implementations of a tiered beverage pong game system may comprise aplurality of tiered platforms, each tiered platform having at least oneof a width and a length that is greater than any higher tiered platformand a plurality of recessed beverage container placement markers locatedon the tiered platforms, each recessed beverage container placementmarker configured to seat a beverage container thereon, wherein a toptiered platform may comprise a single recessed beverage containerplacement marker and each tiered platform comprises a greater number ofrecessed beverage container placement markers than any higher tieredplatform.

Embodiments may comprise one or more of the following elements. Eachtiered platform may comprise a quadrilateral shape. The plurality oftiered platforms may comprise four tiered platforms. One or more of therecessed beverage container placement markers may comprise a bottomhaving a cutout portion therein. Each tiered platform may comprise alesser number of recessed beverage container placement markers on a topsurface of the tiered platform than is located on the tiered platformdirectly below. A lowest tiered platform may comprise four recessedbeverage container placement markers on a top surface of the lowesttiered platform along each side of the quadrilateral. The second lowesttiered platform may comprise three recessed beverage container placementmarkers on a top surface of the second lowest tiered platform along eachside of the quadrilateral. The third lowest tiered platform may comprisetwo recessed beverage container placement markers on a top surface ofthe third lowest tiered platform along each side of the quadrilateral.The cutout portion in the bottom of the one or more recessed beveragecontainer placement markers may be located proximal a center of thebottom of the one or more recessed beverage container placement markers.The bottom of one or more of the recessed beverage container placementmarkers may be removable. The one or more of the recessed beveragecontainer placement markers may be seated within an opening in a topsurface of any of the tiered platforms. One or more recessed beveragecontainer placement markers may be removable. One or more of therecessed beverage container placement markers may be seated within arecess in a top surface of any of the tiered platforms. The plurality oftiered platforms may be coupled to a flotation device. The plurality oftiered platforms may be configured to collapse within a center of alowest tiered platform. A beverage container may be positioned on one ormore of the recessed beverage container placement markers. The beveragecontainer may comprise one or more of a liquid and a solid weighttherein. The beverage container may comprise a weight configured to holdthe cup upright when a ball is bounced into the beverage container.

Aspects and applications of the disclosure presented here are describedbelow in the drawings and detailed description. Unless specificallynoted, it is intended that the words and phrases in the specificationand the claims be given their plain, ordinary, and accustomed meaning tothose of ordinary skill in the applicable arts. The inventor is fullyaware that he can be his own lexicographer if desired. The inventorexpressly elects, as his own lexicographer, to use only the plain andordinary meaning of terms in the specification and claims unless heclearly states otherwise and then further, expressly sets forth the“special” definition of that term and explains how it differs from theplain and ordinary meaning. Absent such clear statements of intent toapply a “special” definition, it is the inventor's intent and desirethat the simple, plain and ordinary meaning to the terms be applied tothe interpretation of the specification and claims.

The inventor is also aware of the normal precepts of English grammar.Thus, if a noun, term, or phrase is intended to be furthercharacterized, specified, or narrowed in some way, then such noun, term,or phrase will expressly include additional adjectives, descriptiveterms, or other modifiers in accordance with the normal precepts ofEnglish grammar. Absent the use of such adjectives, descriptive terms,or modifiers, it is the intent that such nouns, terms, or phrases begiven their plain, and ordinary English meaning to those skilled in theapplicable arts as set forth above.

Further, the inventor is fully informed of the standards and applicationof the special provisions of post-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 112(f). Thus, the useof the words “function,” “means” or “step” in the Detailed Description,Drawings, or Claims is not intended to somehow indicate a desire toinvoke the special provisions of post-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 112(f), to definethe invention. To the contrary, if the provisions of post-AIA 35 U.S.C.§ 112(f) are sought to be invoked to define the claimed disclosure, theclaims will specifically and expressly state the exact phrases “meansfor” or “step for, and will also recite the word “function” (i.e., willstate “means for performing the function of [insert function]”), withoutalso reciting in such phrases any structure, material or act in supportof the function. Thus, even when the claims recite a “means forperforming the function of . . . ” or “step for performing the functionof . . . ,” if the claims also recite any structure, material or acts insupport of that means or step, or that perform the recited function,then it is the clear intention of the inventors not to invoke theprovisions of post-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 112(f). Moreover, even if theprovisions of post-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 112(f) are invoked to define theclaimed disclosure, it is intended that the disclosure not be limitedonly to the specific structure, material or acts that are described inthe preferred embodiments, but in addition, include any and allstructures, materials or acts that perform the claimed function asdescribed in alternative embodiments or forms of the invention, or thatare well known present or later-developed, equivalent structures,material or acts for performing the claimed function.

The foregoing and other aspects, features, and advantages will beapparent to those artisans of ordinary skill in the art from theDESCRIPTION and DRAWINGS, and from the CLAIMS.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Example embodiments will become more fully understood from the detaileddescription given herein below and the accompanying drawings, whereinlike elements are represented by like reference characters, which aregiven by way of illustration only and thus are not limitative of theexample embodiments herein.

FIG. 1 provides an example of a tiered beverage pong game systemindicating with arrows indicating a direction in which beveragecontainers are passed in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of thesystem.

FIGS. 2-5 provide perspective views of four sides of an implementationof a beverage pong game system comprising quadrilateral tiered platformsand an exemplary color coding scheme.

FIG. 6 provides a top view of an implementation of a beverage pong gamesystem.

FIG. 7 provides a perspective view of an implementation of a beveragepong game system coupled to a flotation device.

FIGS. 8-9 provide perspective and top views, respectively, of animplementation of a beverage pong game system.

FIGS. 10-11 provide perspective and top views, respectively, of animplementation of a beverage pong game system comprising a cutoutportion in a bottom of a beverage container placement marker.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. Although methods and materialssimilar to or equivalent to those described herein can be used in thepractice or testing of the tiered beverage pong game system, suitablemethods and materials are described above. All publications, patentapplications, patents, and other references mentioned herein areincorporated by reference in their entirety to the extent allowed byapplicable law and regulations. The tiered beverage pong game system maybe embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit oressential attributes thereof, and it is therefore desired that thepresent embodiment be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive. Any headings utilized within the description are forconvenience only and have no legal or limiting effect.

Furthermore, any reference to singular includes plural embodiments, andany reference to more than one component or step may include a singularembodiment or step. Also, any reference to attached, fixed, connected orthe like may include permanent, removable, temporary, partial, fulland/or any other possible attachment option. Additionally, any referenceto without contact (or similar phrases) may also include reduced contactor minimal contact. As used herein, phrases such as “make contact with,”“coupled to,” “touch,” “interface with” and “engage” may be usedinterchangeably.

The features, structures, or characteristics of the invention describedthroughout this specification may be combined in any suitable manner inone or more embodiments. For example, the usage of the phrases“exemplary embodiments”, “some embodiments” or other similar languagerefers to the fact that a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic described in connection with the embodiment may beincluded in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus,appearances of the phrases “exemplary embodiments”, “in someembodiments”, “in other embodiments” or other similar language,throughout this specification do not necessarily all refer to the samegroup of embodiments, and the described features, structures, orcharacteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or moreembodiments.

FIG. 1 provides an exemplary depiction of a beverage pong game systemhaving a structure of tiered platforms of decreasing size which form aquasi-pyramid shape. While it is contemplated that embodiments of thesystem may comprise any number of tiered platforms of any size or shape,for simplicity of illustration, an exemplary embodiment having fourtiered platforms of a quadrilateral shape will be discussed as anillustrative and non-limiting example. As shown, a plurality of beveragecontainer placement markers 15 are present on a top surface of thetiered platforms. The beverage container placement markers 15 may beflush with the top surface of the tiered platform or may comprise a diskor other recessed structure having a raised lip around the edge tofacilitate proper placement and prevent tipping of a beverage container22 when placed on or in the beverage container placement marker 15.While this disclosure is intended to cover any shape of beveragecontainer placement marker 15, a round shape may be preferable to matchthe typical footprint of a standard beverage container 22 such as a cup,glass, or other drinking receptacle.

FIGS. 2-5 provide respective views of all four sides of a quadrilateraltiered platform structure comprising an exemplary color scheme that isdesigned to facilitate use of the tiered beverage pong system forentertainment while engaging in a game in accordance with one or morerule sets. In some embodiments, rather than colors, symbols, teams,mascots, or other insignia that relates beverage containers placementmarkers 15 with a vertical side wall 21 of a tiered platform may also beused which may be interchangeable to facilitate the ability to attachbeverage container placement markers 15 and vertical side wall 21overlays to fit player interests or occasions. In this exemplaryembodiment which comprises a lowest tiered platform 11, a second lowesttiered platform 12, a third lowest tiered platform 13, and a highesttiered platform 14, each tiered platform may comprise a different numberof beverage container placement markers 15 in accordance with the widthand length of the respective tiered platform. As shown, the leftmostbeverage container placement marker 15 on the lowest tiered platform 11comprises a first color 16. Two middle beverage container placementmarkers 15 on the lowest tiered platform 11 comprise a second color 17and the rightmost beverage container placement marker 15 comprises athird color 18. Moving to higher tiers, in this embodiment, the secondlowest tier 12 has a leftmost beverage container placement marker 15comprising the first color 16, a middle beverage container placementmarker 15 comprising the second color 17, and a rightmost beveragecontainer placement marker 15 comprising the third color 18. The thirdlowest tiered platform 13 comprises a beverage container placementmarker 15 to the left having the first color 16 and a beverage containerplacement marker 15 to the right having the third color 18. The colorsof the beverage container placement marker 15 are used to indicate thedirection in which a beverage container 22 that sits upon the beveragecontainer placement marker 15 will be passed to another player duringuse of the tiered beverage pong game system 10 to play a game. A fourthcolor 19 is present on the vertical side wall 21 of the first side ofthe tiered platforms as shown in FIG. 2 and this fourth color 19 is notpresent among the beverage container placement markers 15 that arealigned along the first side of the tiered platform structure. Thehighest tiered platform 14 as shown in this embodiment comprises only asingle beverage container placement marker 15 which comprises a fifthcolor 20. FIGS. 3-5 depict second, third, and fourth sides of the tieredplatform structure respectively, each of which uses a first 16, second17, or third 18 color on the respective vertical side walls 21 of thetiered platforms that is not found among the colors of the beveragecontainer placement markers 15 present on the same side of the platform.In some embodiments, rather than colors, symbols, teams, mascots, orother insignia that relate beverage containers placement markers 15 witha horizontal 24 or vertical side wall 21 of a tiered platform may alsobe used and may be interchangeable to facilitate the ability to attachbeverage container placement markers 15 and horizontal 24 or verticalside wall 21 overlays to fit player interests or occasions.

As shown in FIGS. 8-9, in some embodiments, the beverage pong gamesystem 10 may comprise a plurality of tiered platforms 11, 12, 13, 14having recessed beverage container placement markers 15 without anynotation of a specific color or other indicia present on one or more ofthe vertical side walls 21, horizontal side walls 24 or beveragecontainer placement markers 15. In such embodiments, rather than usingcolors or symbols to indicate in which direction to pass a beveragecontainer during game play, the direction of passing may be determinedbased on order, placement, or location of the beverage container intowhich a ball is bounced.

In some embodiments, the beverage container placement markers 15 maycomprise one or more cutout portions 26 in the bottom 25 of the beveragecontainer placement marker 15 as shown in FIGS. 10-11. While it iscontemplated that the one or more cutout portions 26 may be locatedanywhere in the bottom 25 of the beverage container placement marker 15,in some implementations, the cutout portion 26 may be located proximal acenter of the bottom 25 of the beverage container placement marker 15.The cutout portion 26 may comprise any shape such as by non-limitingexample, round, oval, square, rectangular, etc. but is not limited tothese shapes. In some embodiments, the cutout portion 26 may beconfigured such that a user may insert a finger into the cutout portion26 and remove and/or interchange the bottom 25 of the recessed beveragecontainer placement marker 15. In such embodiments, the bottom 25 of thebeverage container placement markers 15 may be placed within an openingin any of the tiered platforms that is configured to prevent the bottom25 of the beverage container placement marker 15 from falling throughthe opening thereby creating a recessed beverage container placementmarker 15. In other embodiments, the bottom 25 of the beverage containerplacement marker 15 may be coupled to or integral with the side walls 27of the beverage container placement marker 15 so as to form a removableinlay that fits into a recess on the upper surface of any of the tieredplatforms.

FIG. 6 provides a top view of an exemplary configuration of beveragecontainer placement markers 15 on the plurality of tiered platforms. Toplay a game by using the tiered beverage pong game system 10, the tieredplatform structure may be placed on a table, floor, or other appropriatesurface which is conducive to bounce a ping pong or other ball off of. Abeverage container 22 is placed on each beverage container placementmarker 15 as shown in FIG. 1 and at least partially filled with abeverage which may be alcoholic or non-alcoholic in nature.Alternatively, the beverage container 22 may be at least partiallyfilled with a non-liquid material, gel, or other object to provideadequate weight to the beverage container such that the beveragecontainer 22 remains upright upon a user bouncing a ball into thebeverage container 22. Non-limiting examples of such non-liquidmaterials include sand, rice, beans, plastic poly pellets, condimentpackets, a block of material such as wood, metal, or plastic, and thelike. In some embodiments, the beverage container 22 itself may becomprised of a weighted material such that the beverage container 22itself remains upright when a ball is bounced therein without the needfor any filling or additional weight to be added within the beveragecontainer 22. In one embodiment, the beverage containers 22 on the threelower tiered platforms 11, 12, 13 may be filled to approximately onequarter of the capacity of the beverage container 22 and the beveragecontainer 22 on the highest tiered platform 14 may be filled to a higherlevel such as for example, to half of the capacity of the beveragecontainer 22, however any appropriate fill level may be used for any ofthe beverage containers 22. All beverage containers 22 may contain thesame type of beverage or the beverage containers 22 may containdifferent beverages depending upon player preferences. In accordancewith one set of exemplary rules, a player or team of players isassociated with each side of the quadrilateral tiered platform structureand a minimum of four players is needed to engage in use of the gamesystem.

To determine which player will have the first turn in the game, a playerassociated with each side of the tiered platform structure bounces aping pong ball or other ball of appropriate size and weight on a surfaceon which the tiered platform structure rests with a goal of having theball bounce into a beverage container 22 at the highest possibleplatform level. Whichever player's ball lands in a beverage container 22at a platform level higher than that at which the other players' ballslanded is awarded the first turn and becomes the first player to beginthe game. During this initial step to determine which player gets totake the first turn, the players may bounce their balls one at a time orall of the players may bounce their balls simultaneously in response toa chant indicting the time at which the balls are to be released such asfor example “one, two, three, Kong Pong” after which the balls arereleased. If multiple players' balls land within a beverage container 22on the same tiered platform, this process can be repeated until there isan individual player having a ball that has landed in a beveragecontainer 22 at a higher platform level that that of the other players.This player becomes the first player to take a turn and bounces the ballfrom the surface on which the tiered platform structure rests in anattempt to land the ball into one of the beverage containers 22 on thefirst player's side of the tiered platform structure.

The first player bounces the ball with the goal of the ball landing inone of the beverage containers 22 on the first player's side of thetiered platform. If this is successfully accomplished, the first playerpasses the beverage container 22 that the ball landed in to anotherplayer in accordance with the color or other symbol associated with thebeverage container placement marker 15 that the beverage container 22 islocated upon. FIG. 1 depicts the direction in which the beveragecontainers 22 are passed according to an exemplary embodiment of thegame rules. For example, the beverage containers 22 on the left side ofthe first player's side of the tiered platform structure may be passedto the player whose side of the tiered platform structure is to the leftof the first player, the beverage containers 22 on the right side of thefirst player's side of the tiered platform structure may be passed tothe player whose side of the tiered platform structure is to the rightof the first player, and the beverage containers 22 in the middle of thefirst player's side of the tiered platform structure may be passed tothe player whose side of the tiered platform structure is across fromthe first player in accordance with matching the colors, symbols, orother insignia of the beverage container placement marker 15 with thesame color, symbol, or other insignia on the vertical 21 or horizontalside wall 24 of the tiered platforms to which the beverage container 22is passed. This is merely an example and the beverage containers may bepassed in any other direction that corresponds to an association betweenthe beverage container placement markers 15 and the vertical side walls21 of the tiered platforms on a player's side of the tiered platformstructure. The player who receives the beverage container 22 from thefirst player then consumes the beverage therein. Alternatively, inembodiments of the game in which beverages are not used and some otherform of weight or weighted beverage container 22 is used, the player whoreceives the beverage container 22 merely collects the beveragecontainers 22. The beverage container is then removed from the tieredplatform leaving the beverage container placement marker from which itwas removed empty.

However, if the first player's ball lands in a beverage container 22that is on another player's side of the tiered platform structure, thefirst player then consumes the beverage therein or collects the weightedbeverage container 22 and contents therein and removes the beveragecontainer 22 from the tiered platform leaving the beverage containerplacement marker 15 from which it was removed empty. If the ball landsin the beverage container 22 located on the highest tiered platform 14,the first player then chooses which other player the beverage container22 is passed to for consumption of the beverage or collection of theweighted beverage container 22.

If the first player is unsuccessful in landing the ball into a beveragecontainer 22, the first player may try as many times as necessary to doso or may forfeit the first players turn after one or any otherpredetermined number of unsuccessful bounces. Play continues byrepeating this process and moving in a clockwise or counterclockwisemanner or by having the player who consumed the beverage or collectedthe weighted beverage container 22 be the next player to take a turn. Awinner is determined when a player or team has cleared all of thebeverage containers 22 from that player or team's side of the tieredplatform structure and has also cleared the beverage container from thehighest tiered platform 14.

In an alternative embodiment, the tiered platform structure may or maynot have beverage container placement markers 15 and/or color or symbolcoding associated with the vertical side walls 21 of the tieredplatforms. Beverage containers 22 are placed on each tiered platformother than the highest tiered platform 14 and filled at least partiallywith a beverage. Alternatively, the beverage container 22 may be atleast partially filled with a non-liquid material, gel, or other objectto provide adequate weight to the beverage container such that thebeverage container 22 remains upright upon a user bouncing a ball intothe beverage container 22. Non-limiting examples of such non-liquidmaterials include sand, rice, beans, plastic poly pellets, condimentpackets, a block of material such as wood, metal, or plastic, and thelike. A determination is made using any appropriate methodology todetermine which player is the first to take a turn. The first playerthen consumes the beverage within a beverage container 22 or removes theweighted material from within the beverage container 22 on the lowesttiered platform 11 and places the empty beverage container 22 back ontothe lowest tiered platform with a portion of the beverage container 22extending over the outer edge of the lowest tiered platform. The playerthen attempts to flip the empty beverage container 22 up onto the secondlowest tiered platform 12 such that the beverage container 22 landsupside down. If the first player is unsuccessful, the beverage container22 is returned to the lowest tiered platform 11 and play continues tothe next player. If the first player is successful, the beveragecontainer 22 is removed from the tiered platform structure and the firstplayer consumes a beverage from a second beverage container 22 orremoves a weighted material from the second beverage container 22 on thelowest tiered platform 11 and attempts to flip that beverage container22 to the second lowest tiered platform 12. Anytime a beverage container22 is successfully flipped to a higher tiered platform and lands upsidedown, the beverage container 22 is removed. A player continues to playas long as the player continues to successfully flip the beveragecontainers 22 to the next highest tiered platform. When a player'stiered platforms are cleared of all beverage containers 22 and theplayer is the first to successfully flip the player's last beveragecontainer 22 to the highest tiered platform 14, that player is deemedthe winner. The non-winning players then may consume the beverages inthe beverage containers 22 or remove the weights from the beveragecontainers 22 on their respective sides of the tiered platformstructure.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, all players may startsimultaneously in response to reciting a chant or phrase such as bynon-limiting example, “one, two, three, Flip Kong” after which allplayers drink the beverage from within a beverage container 22 or removethe weighted material from within a beverage container 22 on the lowesttiered platform 11 on the players' respective sides of the tieredplatform structure and then attempt to flip the beverage container 22 tothe second lowest tiered platform 12 and continue in accordance with therules above, however, in the event of an unsuccessful flip, the playercontinues to attempt to flip the beverage container 22 until success isachieved after replacing the beverage container 22 on the originaltiered platform on which it was positioned.

While the beverage containers 22 may be flipped in accordance with anyappropriate methodology, to enhance the competitiveness of the game,flipping technique may be limited to the use of one or any otherpredetermined number of fingers or digits.

In some embodiments, the tiered platform structure may be collapsibleand reversible so that two versions of a game having different rules maybe played using the same tiered platform structure in a differentconfiguration. In other embodiments, the tiered platform structure maybe coupled to a flotation device 23 for use for aquatic entertainment.

In places where the description above refers to particularimplementations a tiered beverage pong game system, it should be readilyapparent that a number of modifications may be made without departingfrom the spirit thereof and that these implementations may be applied toother to systems and techniques for touch sensing and alternative energysources.

What is claimed is:
 1. A tiered beverage pong game system comprising: aplurality of tiered platforms, each tiered platform having at least oneof a width and a length that is greater than any higher tiered platform;and a plurality of recessed beverage container placement markers locatedon the tiered platforms, each recessed beverage container placementmarker configured to seat a beverage container thereon; wherein a toptiered platform comprises a single recessed beverage container placementmarker and each tiered platform comprises a greater number of recessedbeverage container placement markers than any higher tiered platform. 2.The tiered beverage pong game system of claim 1, wherein each tieredplatform comprises a quadrilateral shape.
 3. The tiered beverage ponggame system of claim 2, wherein the plurality of tiered platformscomprises four tiered platforms.
 4. The tiered beverage pong game systemof claim 1, wherein one or more of the recessed beverage containerplacement markers comprises a bottom having a cutout portion therein. 5.The tiered beverage pong game system of claim 3, wherein each tieredplatform comprises a lesser number of recessed beverage containerplacement markers on a top surface of the tiered platform than islocated on the tiered platform directly below.
 6. The tiered beveragepong game system of claim 3, wherein a lowest tiered platform comprisesfour recessed beverage container placement markers on a top surface ofthe lowest tiered platform along each side of the quadrilateral.
 7. Thetiered beverage pong game system of claim 6, wherein the second lowesttiered platform comprises three recessed beverage container placementmarkers on a top surface of the second lowest tiered platform along eachside of the quadrilateral.
 8. The tiered beverage pong game system ofclaim 7, wherein the third lowest tiered platform comprises two recessedbeverage container placement markers on a top surface of the thirdlowest tiered platform along each side of the quadrilateral.
 9. Thetiered beverage pong game system of claim 4, wherein the cutout portionin the bottom of the one or more recessed beverage container placementmarkers is located proximal a center of the bottom of the one or morerecessed beverage container placement markers.
 10. The tiered beveragepong game system of claim 4, wherein the bottom of one or more of therecessed beverage container placement markers is removable.
 11. Thetiered beverage pong game system of claim 1, wherein one or more of therecessed beverage container placement markers is seated within anopening in a top surface of any of the tiered platforms.
 12. The tieredbeverage pong game system of claim 11, wherein the one or more recessedbeverage container placement markers is removable.
 13. The tieredbeverage pong game system of claim 1, wherein one or more of therecessed beverage container placement markers is seated within a recessin a top surface of any of the tiered platforms.
 14. The tiered beveragepong game system of claim 13, wherein the one or more recessed beveragecontainer placement markers is removable.
 15. The tiered beverage ponggame system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tiered platforms iscoupled to a flotation device.
 16. The tiered beverage pong game systemof claim 1, wherein the plurality of tiered platforms is configured tocollapse within a center of a lowest tiered platform.
 17. The tieredbeverage pong game system of claim 1, wherein a beverage container ispositioned on one or more of the recessed beverage container placementmarkers.
 18. The tiered beverage pong game system of claim 17, whereinthe beverage container comprises one or more of a liquid and a solidweight therein.
 19. The tiered beverage pong game system of claim 17,wherein the beverage container comprises a weight configured to hold thecup upright when a ball is bounced into the beverage container.